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the religion of the book is not called islam. it is very heavily fictionalized. >> have you ever regretted writing it? >> i have been asked this question once a week for 24 years. the answer will always be no. i think it is a good buck. -- good book. people are finally being able to read it as a novel. young people, they are just coming to it fresh. some people love it, some people do not like it. >> you did not have an ordinary life. you were in hiding. you had an alias. what was your state of mind? >> very up and down. the first couple of years were very difficult. going back and looking at my journals at that time, which i have not looked at since then, it is quite obvious the person writing the journal's is very often in a state of the depression. it got easier, i felt, once i was able to begin to organize some kind of political resistance and develop a campaign with the help of a couple of human rights organizations and france to try to put pressure on european and -- your pet -- european governments to put pressure on the i
the religion of the book is not called islam. it is very heavily fictionalized. >> have you ever regretted writing it? >> i have been asked this question once a week for 24 years. the answer will always be no. i think it is a good buck. -- good book. people are finally being able to read it as a novel. young people, they are just coming to it fresh. some people love it, some people do not like it. >> you did not have an ordinary life. you were in hiding. you had an alias. what...
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there was very little religion. my father wasn't religious at all. but he was really interested in the subject of, you know, the birth and growth of islam. he basically transmitted that interest to me. so when i studied history at cambridge, i did a special subject in that exactly. while i was studying it was where i came across the so-called incident of the satanic verses. >> brown: you say in the book you noted good story. >> 20 years later i find out how good a story it was. >> brown: you wrote when you finished the satanic verses you thought it was the least political of the novels you had written at the time. you were genuinely surprised at what had happened. >> i thought i was very respectful about islam. yes from a secular point of view but it talks about the birth of this religion and i thought it was pretty admiring of the person at the center of it, the prophet of islam. >> brown: what did you think you were doing? what did you think you were saying about the religion in the novel? >> most of the novel is
there was very little religion. my father wasn't religious at all. but he was really interested in the subject of, you know, the birth and growth of islam. he basically transmitted that interest to me. so when i studied history at cambridge, i did a special subject in that exactly. while i was studying it was where i came across the so-called incident of the satanic verses. >> brown: you say in the book you noted good story. >> 20 years later i find out how good a story it was....
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religion? >> it's about technology creating new geographical communities where you can have a pan islam. my previous book was about the indian ocean. >> rose: "monsoon" as i remember. >> right and the islam in southeast asia is very different --. >> rose: you talk to them and that's what they tell you. >> but because of technology muslims from one part of the greater middle east to the other part and to the muslim community in southeast asia can now interact with each other and rediscover their faith as a unit rather than a sepate groups. so it creates a new geography of islam. it's still about space so each place interacts with every other so in order to understand it you have to understand the connections and disaggregate it and understand that people become engaged about who owns the mountains in kashmir. best example is india and china. india and china, two gate civilizations, developed completely separated divided by the high wall of the himalayas. now indian and chinese strategic planners
religion? >> it's about technology creating new geographical communities where you can have a pan islam. my previous book was about the indian ocean. >> rose: "monsoon" as i remember. >> right and the islam in southeast asia is very different --. >> rose: you talk to them and that's what they tell you. >> but because of technology muslims from one part of the greater middle east to the other part and to the muslim community in southeast asia can now...
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that is crucial because previously, we haven't heard about how twisted idol, how the taliban are using religion in pakistan to try and gain favor of the local people or to fight this jihad, as they call it. and for the military leadership to condemn the taliban will send out a powerful message to the people of pakistan. >> woodruff: saima, finally, in your own reporting, whom do you want to talk to, to get a better sense of just how supportive the country is behind her and behind what she's doing? >> reporter: well, today for the first time after many, many years we've seen people take to the streets. and it's the real average man of pakistan that needs to, as analysts say, needs come out and stand up against the taliban because this is what is being dubbed the silent majority of pakistan versus a very vocal minority which is the terrorist groups. so people are wanting to see that the people of pakistan themselves are going to take to the streets to stand up and condemn the taliban and say they do not represent us. for the first time today we have seen those protests and demonstrations, reasona
that is crucial because previously, we haven't heard about how twisted idol, how the taliban are using religion in pakistan to try and gain favor of the local people or to fight this jihad, as they call it. and for the military leadership to condemn the taliban will send out a powerful message to the people of pakistan. >> woodruff: saima, finally, in your own reporting, whom do you want to talk to, to get a better sense of just how supportive the country is behind her and behind what...
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talk about how your religion played a part in that. and please there is such an emotional issue for so many people in this country, please talk personally about this if you could. congressman ryan. >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life or from their faith. our faith informs us in everything we do. my faith informs me about how to take care of the vulnerable, of how to make sure that people have a chance in life. now you why to ask basically why i'm pro-life. it's not simply because of my catholic faith. that's a factor, of course. but it's also because of reason and science. you know, i think about ten and a half years ago my wife and i went to mercy hospital in janesville where i was born for ourselve enweek ultrasound for our first born child. and we saw that heartbeat, our little baby was in the shape of a bean. and to this day, we have nick named our first born child lizza bean. now i believe that life begins at conception. that's why those are the reasons why i'm pro-life. now i underst
talk about how your religion played a part in that. and please there is such an emotional issue for so many people in this country, please talk personally about this if you could. congressman ryan. >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life or from their faith. our faith informs us in everything we do. my faith informs me about how to take care of the vulnerable, of how to make sure that people have a chance in life. now you why to ask basically why...
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he did say you have common values in regard to the family, to religion. >> abortion. >> abortion. issues on that. >> gay marriage. they're very conservative. that's basically what changed everything. i remember reading an article where president bush was asked what was one of his biggest regrets. he said, not passing immigration reform. as a republican and having a republican congress he could not convince his own party to support immigration reform. we focus only on the undocumented immigrants. i think that that's -- that that's what's happening, that when people perceive latinos, first thing that pops into their mind is immigrants and undocumented immigrants or like they say illegal aliens which is a term we don't like to use. they don't realize that 74% are americans, are citizens either by birth or naturalized. so the majority of latinos are americans and we have a buying power of over a trillion dollars. if latinos in the u.s. were a country, we would be the 14th largest economy in the world. they're 2.5 billion businesses that are latino owned. we are a very important part o
he did say you have common values in regard to the family, to religion. >> abortion. >> abortion. issues on that. >> gay marriage. they're very conservative. that's basically what changed everything. i remember reading an article where president bush was asked what was one of his biggest regrets. he said, not passing immigration reform. as a republican and having a republican congress he could not convince his own party to support immigration reform. we focus only on the...
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the appetite for ivory isn't limited to one religion. in asia, groups of christians, buddhists and muslims all covet it. "national geographic's" two-year investigation revealed that governments are often complicit in the purchasing and processing of ivory. the magazine also found that ivory traffickers are operating with impunity, thwarting poorly written international laws and ineffective organizations designed to clamp down on the illegal trade. in countries where corruption is widespread, ivory that is seized by the authorities, often disappears. in 2006 a government storeroom in thailand, like this one in bangkok, was raided, and the tusks replaced with plastic replicas. meanwhile, in 2011 more elephants were poached than in any year since a global ban on ivory trading was passed in 1989. they were killed for their tusks and tusks alone. the reporter on the story, brian christie, joins us now, thanks for being with us. pleasure being here, hari. >> sreenivasan: didn't the planet say ivory trade was illegal back in 1990? >> it did. it
the appetite for ivory isn't limited to one religion. in asia, groups of christians, buddhists and muslims all covet it. "national geographic's" two-year investigation revealed that governments are often complicit in the purchasing and processing of ivory. the magazine also found that ivory traffickers are operating with impunity, thwarting poorly written international laws and ineffective organizations designed to clamp down on the illegal trade. in countries where corruption is...
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that's according to a new pew study on religion in the u.s. protestants historically made up a majority of the country. now, they account for 48% of the population. and one-fifth of adults in the survey had no religious affiliation. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: a new congressional report takes aim at two chinese telecommunications giants. jeffrey brown reports. these are the second and fifth largest makers of wireless telecommunication gear in the world. they're looking to expand their limited sales in the u.s. but in a 52-page report, the house intelligence committee warned monday against doing business with the chinese companies, citing concerns over corporate speen, cyber war risks and more. committee chair mike rogers. >> the investigation concluded that the risks associated with these companies providing equipment and services to u.s. critical infrastructure undermines the core u.s. national security interests. as a majority of u.s. networks are run by private companies, we recommend that private
that's according to a new pew study on religion in the u.s. protestants historically made up a majority of the country. now, they account for 48% of the population. and one-fifth of adults in the survey had no religious affiliation. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: a new congressional report takes aim at two chinese telecommunications giants. jeffrey brown reports. these are the second and fifth largest makers of wireless telecommunication gear in...
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atheists is america losing its religion and if so why this week let's talk about that i think as we get smarter we realize all the religions with the same you look at each different book every book has a similar story. it's all the same we're on one planet there should be one war doesn't matter if you're in pakistan or new jersey well i think i see more people that maybe keep to themselves i mean you can be religious without going to a sanctuary or something along those lines so i think the perception is probably changed a lot i just got baptized last year everybody has their own way of coming to their beliefs but for us it was just you know we're getting older and you know we're getting closer to those they say the pearly gates on what we agree was was insurance you got baptized for insurance purposes. i believe what you want to believe but don't force it on other people or use it for you know things that hurt other people is that what it is is that people see the organized religion as something detrimental to other people well i'm speaking i guess for mostly myself here but yeah t
atheists is america losing its religion and if so why this week let's talk about that i think as we get smarter we realize all the religions with the same you look at each different book every book has a similar story. it's all the same we're on one planet there should be one war doesn't matter if you're in pakistan or new jersey well i think i see more people that maybe keep to themselves i mean you can be religious without going to a sanctuary or something along those lines so i think the...
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do we really need the structure of a religion to be faithful? or is finding faith on personal terms enough? to discuss this i want to bring in two people who are experiencing religion in two very different ways. first, i want to talk with june ann greeley, an associate professor of religious studies at sacred heart university in connecticut. professor greeley, good morning. >> good morning to you. >> you say we do need structure when we practice our faith. why is that? >> i think one of the things i would like to first begin saying is that i'm not sure we want to work necessarily with dualities and say it's either religious or spiritual, but i do find that in speaking with students and just in other conversations there is a way in which religion structures us, but also primarily gives us community, and while we tend to think in terms of our own spirituality, which is, by the way, very important, and we don't want really religion without spirituality, i think the idea that somehow religion does not offer anything is a mistaken idea. there's a cer
do we really need the structure of a religion to be faithful? or is finding faith on personal terms enough? to discuss this i want to bring in two people who are experiencing religion in two very different ways. first, i want to talk with june ann greeley, an associate professor of religious studies at sacred heart university in connecticut. professor greeley, good morning. >> good morning to you. >> you say we do need structure when we practice our faith. why is that? >> i...
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are they intolerant of religion? i also object that the reverend falwell would take two of our supreme court justices. i would say that is more than a fudging of the line, it is a total intrusion, and i think it is a violation of our constitution. [applause] >> congresswoman ferraro, i am a devout catholic. do you feel you -- congresswoman ferraro, as a devout catholic, do you feel you are being treated unfairly? >> i did not come to my position on abortion easily. i am a devout catholic. i sat next to lamont senior, currently a bishop. i spoke to him about my personal feelings that i would 6 -- i would not support -- that's my religious view. i will accept the teaching of the church. but i cannot impose my religious views on someone else. i take an oath to represent all the people in my district, not only the catholics. if there comes a time when i cannot practice my religion and do my job properly, i will resign my job. >> vice president bush, your rebuttal? >> i respect that statement. i really and truly do. we ha
are they intolerant of religion? i also object that the reverend falwell would take two of our supreme court justices. i would say that is more than a fudging of the line, it is a total intrusion, and i think it is a violation of our constitution. [applause] >> congresswoman ferraro, i am a devout catholic. do you feel you -- congresswoman ferraro, as a devout catholic, do you feel you are being treated unfairly? >> i did not come to my position on abortion easily. i am a devout...
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so if a life pass without regard to anybody's religion, but happens to affect a religion, which we didn't anticipate, it is not unconstitutional. to even continue further, there is a famous case involving the amish. they say we take care of our old. we don't need any government help. the court said too bad. government has a right to pass this legislation and has the right to ask you to follow it. and then bob jones university want a tax exempt status of the university and was denied by the irs because bob jones university would not allow african-americans into its campus or to african-americans to change that and then wouldn't let them date anybody but african-americans. and they said that is our religious beliefs and we should not be denied tax exemption because of a religious belief. the government should not be allowed to have that power over us in the supreme court's that, too bad, you lose. the government can deny you tax exempt status. even though it does involve your religious belief because there's some role for civil society and secular society we are founded on the principle tha
so if a life pass without regard to anybody's religion, but happens to affect a religion, which we didn't anticipate, it is not unconstitutional. to even continue further, there is a famous case involving the amish. they say we take care of our old. we don't need any government help. the court said too bad. government has a right to pass this legislation and has the right to ask you to follow it. and then bob jones university want a tax exempt status of the university and was denied by the irs...
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a new muslim of ptolemy's religion called bangsamoro is being established in the solomon philippines it's a result of long lasting talks between the government and religion seeking independence from the predominantly catholic country discussions over fifteen years have been constantly interrupted by violence but a final deal should not be in place one in sixteen more than one hundred twenty thousand people have been killed in four decades of why lives in the sun. now a misunderstanding the left the young men badly beaten in a hospital bit russian student who had been detained on charges that were later dropped is now facing a lengthy and uncertain recovery after being brutally beaten by inmates at a canadian remand center and his family and friends say the country's authorities aren't doing anything to help as archie's polly boyko reports. a trip to study english in canada gone horribly wrong twenty four year old denise telecasts arrived in calgary in june eager to learn about the country and making. the friends it was at this language school those friends would quickly turn to enemi
a new muslim of ptolemy's religion called bangsamoro is being established in the solomon philippines it's a result of long lasting talks between the government and religion seeking independence from the predominantly catholic country discussions over fifteen years have been constantly interrupted by violence but a final deal should not be in place one in sixteen more than one hundred twenty thousand people have been killed in four decades of why lives in the sun. now a misunderstanding the left...
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having their own private correspondence dealing with some of the -- these issues regarding god and religion and the meaning of such. >> einstein also describes the bible as a collection of honorable but still primitive legends. in 2008, the letter was sold in another auction for around $400,000. this time, it's starting at an opening bid of $3 million. u.s. and european media have been covering the event as it offers a clear glimpse into the nobel prize laureate's mind-set about religion. >>> time now to check the world weather. here in tokyo, it's been getting cooler day by day. meteorologist robert speta has more in his world weather forecast. >>> yes, things are chilling down across much of japan. it's due to a high pressure overhead here. you can see all these clear skies. that's allowing things to cool up through the overnight hours. isle start off by showing you video out of northern japan. this is in toe shiga prefecture, about 1,400 meters above sea level, but the first hard freeze of 2012 was recorded here. this is ten days later than last year and the third late nest a decade. ice
having their own private correspondence dealing with some of the -- these issues regarding god and religion and the meaning of such. >> einstein also describes the bible as a collection of honorable but still primitive legends. in 2008, the letter was sold in another auction for around $400,000. this time, it's starting at an opening bid of $3 million. u.s. and european media have been covering the event as it offers a clear glimpse into the nobel prize laureate's mind-set about religion....
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egypt is divided in ways even with religion in importance. it is not the most dominant thing in their lives. there's a lot much more going on. all this blasphemy saying i happen to be totally against any loss. i prefer what we have over europe in this issue. if you get down through this slippery slope, there is no end to it. i was a student of modern philosophy. he talked that -- taught that language is action. it matters and have to pay attention to consequences. i worry more about you interpret that. when you allow elected officials on any given moment to interpret that, it can be disastrous. be careful what you wish for. a month ago the legislature passed a resolution that is not abiding -- non-binding that seemed to be very innocent against anti-emetic language. asking universities in particular to not condone or use public funding for anti- semitism. he would oppose that? this is what they had written down to interpret what it means. all the different things they put down, somebody like jimmy carter could not get invited. they say human
egypt is divided in ways even with religion in importance. it is not the most dominant thing in their lives. there's a lot much more going on. all this blasphemy saying i happen to be totally against any loss. i prefer what we have over europe in this issue. if you get down through this slippery slope, there is no end to it. i was a student of modern philosophy. he talked that -- taught that language is action. it matters and have to pay attention to consequences. i worry more about you...
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cheryl: our power mover of the hour is true religion. spiking today is the company received interest from potential buyers. true religion.proposals from private equity firms and some competitors. if you know the name, you know those jeans fel sell up to $360r pair. but they have been hit by falling demand. really it should be $200, not 360, right? despite the big top, here we go, true religion down over 10% over the past year. there is the one-year chart. people make fu made fun of me sg for $100 on lulu lemon. nicole petallides on the new york stock exchange, what do you think? nicole: i like lulu lemon and true religion. they wash well. another all-time high today. a couple of key factors hitting the dow component in a good way, the fact they are preparing for the holidays and talking positively about their strategy and momentum heading into the holidays, they feel they have confidence going into the holiday season. and the fact they are trying out same day service, you order something online by noon, get it same day, that is amazing a
cheryl: our power mover of the hour is true religion. spiking today is the company received interest from potential buyers. true religion.proposals from private equity firms and some competitors. if you know the name, you know those jeans fel sell up to $360r pair. but they have been hit by falling demand. really it should be $200, not 360, right? despite the big top, here we go, true religion down over 10% over the past year. there is the one-year chart. people make fu made fun of me sg for...
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combination of high religion and down to earth hard work that motivates these men. while. kelly who. offers an air show and an issue. was a matter you. but the resident never profited from the performances you will see of coming for citizenship there when you look up and there's one check in on you he alpha beta gamma he with all the fine now trying to treat his leg out with out there know what i'm going to take a pinpoint. right now. does shelves become income mortal danger and a piece of art. sticks and expected in making him from three. both bombs and. on our team. mission free cretaceous three rooms for charges free. range and free risk free stews free. old free broncos clothing video for your media projects and free video don to our t. dot com you. breaking news an hour to the south turkey reaffirms the syrian plane intercepted on route from moscow it was carrying russian made the mission despite russian's denial of any involvement in flights alleged supply. they pointed their guns at the time cup those put the ground. those on board that plane tell us they were threa
combination of high religion and down to earth hard work that motivates these men. while. kelly who. offers an air show and an issue. was a matter you. but the resident never profited from the performances you will see of coming for citizenship there when you look up and there's one check in on you he alpha beta gamma he with all the fine now trying to treat his leg out with out there know what i'm going to take a pinpoint. right now. does shelves become income mortal danger and a piece of art....
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for example, in this same report, 58% of the american people say that religion plays a very important role in their lives. that is only 3% lower than what it was ten years ago. 68% of them say they believe in god. a number of them say they are studying and looking at religion including the bible. >> that is sort of like a higher power, is that what that is? >> for some of them it reflects a loss of faith in all institutions whether it is wall street, the church, the media and even if you look at what is called the emerging church, a lot of it is labeled in an open way. i still think people are spiritually hungry and i believe that the church will find a way to connect with these folks. >> it saved my life. the unaffiliated make up a quarter of the democratic party. whereas people who are faith based make up a third of the republican party and those are the white evangelicals of which you have had an association. are they growing larger from 8-20%? that is going to help the democratic party? >> well, i would say yes and no. in fact if you look at the republican party primaries in 2012,
for example, in this same report, 58% of the american people say that religion plays a very important role in their lives. that is only 3% lower than what it was ten years ago. 68% of them say they believe in god. a number of them say they are studying and looking at religion including the bible. >> that is sort of like a higher power, is that what that is? >> for some of them it reflects a loss of faith in all institutions whether it is wall street, the church, the media and even...
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talking about how your religion played a part in that. this is such an emotional issue for so many in this country. please talk personally about this if he could. -- if you could. >> i do not see how a person can separate their personal life from their public life and their faith. our faith informs us and everything we do. it informs me of how to make sure people have a chance in life. if you want to ask why i am pro- life, it is not simply because of my catholic faith. that is a factor of course. it is also because of reason and science. i think about 10 and a half years ago, my wife jan and i went to mercy hospital where i was born for our seventh week ultrasound for our firstborn child. we saw the heartbeat. our little baby was in the shape of the been. to this day, we have nicknamed our firstborn child "bean." i believe life begins at conception. those are the reasons i am pro- life. i understand this is a difficult issue. i respect people who do not agree with me on this. the policy of a mitt romney administration is to oppose aborti
talking about how your religion played a part in that. this is such an emotional issue for so many in this country. please talk personally about this if he could. -- if you could. >> i do not see how a person can separate their personal life from their public life and their faith. our faith informs us and everything we do. it informs me of how to make sure people have a chance in life. if you want to ask why i am pro- life, it is not simply because of my catholic faith. that is a factor...
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>> most of the novel is not about religion. most of the novel is about immigration to england but these dream sequences i thought i was doing two things. one is inquiring into the phenomenon of revelation. if you are not a religious person. but clearly it's a sincere phenomenon. what is it? if you were standing next to the prophet on the mountain, would you have seen the archangel? my answer to that is probably not. even though it's supposed to be a really big archangel. he describes it as the archangel gabriel as standing on the horizon and filling the sky. that's a big angell. i thoughtyou know, i uld probably not have seen that. on the other hand, he's obviously completely telling the truth. so then what is that? that's what i wanted to explore. then i wanted to talk about how ideas are born. and the big question that the book asks in a number of ways about a number of things is that how does a new idea come into the world? and using that... the birth of religion, it suggests that you have two tests. you have the test of wea
>> most of the novel is not about religion. most of the novel is about immigration to england but these dream sequences i thought i was doing two things. one is inquiring into the phenomenon of revelation. if you are not a religious person. but clearly it's a sincere phenomenon. what is it? if you were standing next to the prophet on the mountain, would you have seen the archangel? my answer to that is probably not. even though it's supposed to be a really big archangel. he describes it...
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religion, you talk about it on your show. we were talking about it during the commercial, you were raised catholic, went to jesuit school. just with that background, what do you make of the figure, 13 million americans who call themselves atheists? do you think there are more out there that are just afraid of the atheist label? >> you know, i'm not so sure it was -- i'm not sure it was atheism i saw. i saw between 18 and 30 years old, that was the largest group of nonaffiliated people, i have three sons that are in that age group. and it is kind of like religion is not inclusive enough for them. i feel badly about eating at chick-fil-a after what was said, right, because when you hear stuff like that, that is not what my bible taught me, you know, the one umbrella, all inclusive. if you think back, there were reasons in the pibible for slavery, for women not having position, for only white males able to own land, i think it is foolish to organize religion, not to wake up and go, we better be more inclusive or people like my s
religion, you talk about it on your show. we were talking about it during the commercial, you were raised catholic, went to jesuit school. just with that background, what do you make of the figure, 13 million americans who call themselves atheists? do you think there are more out there that are just afraid of the atheist label? >> you know, i'm not so sure it was -- i'm not sure it was atheism i saw. i saw between 18 and 30 years old, that was the largest group of nonaffiliated people, i...
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. >> new survey suggested increasing number of americans are losing faith in organized religion. the forum found about 20% of american adults say they have no particular ties to a given faith. that's up from about 15% five years ago. the figures show a generational shift among younger americans, one third under the age of 30 say they don't identity with a particular religion. >> jellyfish near fresno. a sight you don't see every day and people were surprised to find a group in a pond off the river. a professor said they are freshwater one that turn up in the river. they were last seen in 2007. they are just about the size of a penny, much smaller than the ocean relatives and the stings less toxir. >> still ahead, what the rover just found on mars. >>> and what researchers are saying between children's well being and where they live. . >>> high winds today derailed plans for a death defying 23- mile skydive agriculture tempt in new mexico. the former military parachuter is on a quest to become the first skydiver ever to break the sound barrier. he planned to make his jump from a c
. >> new survey suggested increasing number of americans are losing faith in organized religion. the forum found about 20% of american adults say they have no particular ties to a given faith. that's up from about 15% five years ago. the figures show a generational shift among younger americans, one third under the age of 30 say they don't identity with a particular religion. >> jellyfish near fresno. a sight you don't see every day and people were surprised to find a group in a...
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or lack of religion. >> i agree. well said. james, do you want to weigh in? >> no. i think if you fool around with these kind of kooky people, sometimes they come up and bite you. a mormon i understand is the church of jesus christ of latter day saint. so the mormon certainly view themselves a christian. that's good enough for me. they've got an expanding great organization. that's their view. and i accept that. i'm not voting for romney because -- not voting for romney because of his religion. i would vote for any number of great democrats that are mormon. that's not a factor to me. he ought to keep his opinions to himself if you ask me. >> i think we all agree on that point. james, thanks very much. ari, thanks to you. as well the first lady of the united states is speaking to a rally in virginia. there she is. when we come back we're going to hear what she has to say. the pace of change is accelerating. the way we... perform, compete and grow. and people are driving this change. that's the power of human resources
or lack of religion. >> i agree. well said. james, do you want to weigh in? >> no. i think if you fool around with these kind of kooky people, sometimes they come up and bite you. a mormon i understand is the church of jesus christ of latter day saint. so the mormon certainly view themselves a christian. that's good enough for me. they've got an expanding great organization. that's their view. and i accept that. i'm not voting for romney because -- not voting for romney because of...
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the freedom of religion. they infringe on catholic charities and hospitals. they should not have to sue to maintain religious liberties. with respect to abortion, the democratic party should say they want to be legal and rare. they support it with taxpayer funding with obama care and foreign aid. the vice president went to china and said that he sympathized or wouldn't second- guess their one-child policy of forced abortions. >> my religion defines who i am. i have been a practicing catholic my whole life. it has particularly in formed by social doctrine. it talks about taking care of those that can't take care of themselves. people that need help. with regard to abortion, i accept my church's position as a doctrine. life begins at conception, i accept it in my personal life. but i refuse to impose it on equally devout christians and muslims and jews. i refuse to impose that on others of like my friend here -- unlike my friend here. i do not believe that we have a right to tell other people that they can't control their body. it is a decision between them and
the freedom of religion. they infringe on catholic charities and hospitals. they should not have to sue to maintain religious liberties. with respect to abortion, the democratic party should say they want to be legal and rare. they support it with taxpayer funding with obama care and foreign aid. the vice president went to china and said that he sympathized or wouldn't second- guess their one-child policy of forced abortions. >> my religion defines who i am. i have been a practicing...
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repressive regimes and become associated with them that we are appropriately respectful in matters of religion is this. the cause behind and why the intervention supposed to brain democracy and freedom peace and prosperity brought instead filings and chaos actually the chaos that we see around us is structural it's built into the system that doesn't mean it always has to get out of hand or always produce violence but it means that we can't imagine that a way we can't imagine it will just go away if we get one perfect policy we have to resist most of the time the impulse to think that there are just good guys and bad guys and if we intervene to help the good guys then everything will get better i think the proof of that story is libya it's something we have to listen to in relation to syria i've actually witnessed the beginning of the conflict in this country and just been there recently it is indeed very complicated what's going on in syria with regard to all this. complexity of the situation on the syrian society particularly how you see the conflict played out that well i give you two differ
repressive regimes and become associated with them that we are appropriately respectful in matters of religion is this. the cause behind and why the intervention supposed to brain democracy and freedom peace and prosperity brought instead filings and chaos actually the chaos that we see around us is structural it's built into the system that doesn't mean it always has to get out of hand or always produce violence but it means that we can't imagine that a way we can't imagine it will just go...
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well, a pew research study finds many are opting out of religion altogether. nearly one in five say they are nothing in particular, agnostic or atheist. that's an 8% jump since 1990. >>> the mars curiosity rover has been digging up soil samples, but now that work is on hold because nasa wants to find out if a bright object spotted on the ground is part of the vehicle or something more. >>> and this is what happens when a large group of mostly intoxicated people take on a bull in colombia. amateur matadors got into the ring and tried to show the bull who was boss. not too successfully. 19 were hurt. >>> here is an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow dropped 26 points yesterday. the s&p down five. the nasdaq lost 23. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei assembled 93 points. in hong kong the hang seng gained 112. stocks have been on a strong run, but right now earnings and europe's on going debt drama are threatening markets' momentum. just this morning, chancellor angela merkel arrived in greece to show sol
well, a pew research study finds many are opting out of religion altogether. nearly one in five say they are nothing in particular, agnostic or atheist. that's an 8% jump since 1990. >>> the mars curiosity rover has been digging up soil samples, but now that work is on hold because nasa wants to find out if a bright object spotted on the ground is part of the vehicle or something more. >>> and this is what happens when a large group of mostly intoxicated people take on a bull...
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combination of high religion and down to earth hard work than motivates these men. more news today violence has once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations to rule the day. well. technology innovation all the developments from around russia we've got the future are covered. welcome back and watching our t.v. with myriad joshie drinking dog walking even feeding the birds all of timothy is now considered criminal in hundreds of london's parks the move has been slammed by civil liberties groups as an attack on personal freedoms while the government insists the ban is in place to tackle anti-social behavior artists are for of has more. here in this park in london if your found drinking alcohol or throwing a ball or even feeding the pigeons you could inadvertently be committing a criminal or civil offense surprise will serve a lot of people we're joined now by j.c. appleton the creator of the google maps banned in london which sets out the people these zones in london where you could commit an offens
combination of high religion and down to earth hard work than motivates these men. more news today violence has once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations to rule the day. well. technology innovation all the developments from around russia we've got the future are covered. welcome back and watching our t.v. with myriad joshie drinking dog walking even feeding the birds all of timothy is now considered criminal in hundreds...
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i did not realize religion played such a big part again to of the government, or should play any part of ventura the government. you can have your personal views, but as far as making choices for other people, i think that is wrong. and will probably be a the downfall of their campaign. >> for you, that question at the end about personal life and religion was an important one? >> yes, i was raised a catholic. it is your own choice. i would not make a choice for somebody else's medical condition or their choice of what they want to do with their life, especially not a choice about their own body. >> thank you for your call. cnn had a debate clock. they stopped at these numbers. 41 minutes for vice president by dan and 40 minutes 12 seconds for congressman paul ryan. let's hear next from betty from houston. turn down your tv volume, please. >> yes, thank you. i thought the debate is very good. yes or a democrat, and i found buys president biden was very clear. he was concise. he was a very factual. i did not feel that credibility with paul ryan. he seemed like he piggybacked on everythi
i did not realize religion played such a big part again to of the government, or should play any part of ventura the government. you can have your personal views, but as far as making choices for other people, i think that is wrong. and will probably be a the downfall of their campaign. >> for you, that question at the end about personal life and religion was an important one? >> yes, i was raised a catholic. it is your own choice. i would not make a choice for somebody else's...
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understand combination of high religion and down to earth hard work than motivates these men. is the. least. wealthy british style. spot on the planet earth. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy with. the no holds barred look at the global financial headlines kaiser report. this is our. thanks for joining us drinking dog walking even feeding the birds all activity is now considered criminal in hundreds of parks in london at the move has been slammed by civil liberties groups as an attack on personal freedoms or the government insists the ban is in place to tackle so-called anti social behavior. karen best park in london if your found drinking alcohol or throwing a ball or even feeding the pigeons you could inadvertently be committing a criminal or civil offense surprise will serve a lot of people the band in london map shows a whopping four hundred thirty five prohibition zones aimed at tackling and she say she behavior the might of been a good policy idea in theory has local people say and it up a very bad policy in practice meaning hardline crackdo
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religion is banned. there is no rule of law, and perceived political infractions are met with harsh punishment. punishment i should add that is often meted out to three generations of a person stood at a political offender knows that when he goes to prison, his parents and his children will probably go with them. there are probably about 200,000 north koreans today in the gulags, and more than a million perhaps as high as 2 million, have already died. the reason we now all of this, and much, much more is thanks to the testimonies of north koreans who have escaped. these are the people i write about in my book. this knowledge comes to us despite the best efforts of the kim family regime to keep it secret. for more than 50 years, ever since the end of the korean war, north korea has sealed off from the worlds eyes. the kim family regime has pursued an isolationist policy and it maintains an iron grip on information. access to which is very strictly controlled. to give just one example, every radio must be
religion is banned. there is no rule of law, and perceived political infractions are met with harsh punishment. punishment i should add that is often meted out to three generations of a person stood at a political offender knows that when he goes to prison, his parents and his children will probably go with them. there are probably about 200,000 north koreans today in the gulags, and more than a million perhaps as high as 2 million, have already died. the reason we now all of this, and much,...
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talk about how religion played a role. and please talk personally about this, if you could. congressman ryan. >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life. my faith informs me how to take care of the vulnerable, how to make sure that people have a chance in life. you ask me why i'm pro life? it's not simply because of my catholic faith. that's a factor, of course, but it's also because of reason and science. you know, i think about 10 1/2 years ago, my wife jan and i went to mercy hospital in janesville, where i was born, for our seven-week ultrasound for our first born child. we saw that heartbeat, our little baby was in the shape of a bean. and to this day, we have nicknamed our first born child, l liza, bean. i believe life begins at concept, those are the reasons why i'm pro life. now, i understand this is a difficult issue and i respect people who don't agree with me on this. but the policy of a romney administration will be to oppose abortion except in instances of rape, incest, and the life of the mother. what troubles me more is
talk about how religion played a role. and please talk personally about this, if you could. congressman ryan. >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life. my faith informs me how to take care of the vulnerable, how to make sure that people have a chance in life. you ask me why i'm pro life? it's not simply because of my catholic faith. that's a factor, of course, but it's also because of reason and science. you know, i think about 10 1/2 years ago,...
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yet some are accusing us of injecting religion into politics. i have no problem with with the archbishop does and i have no problem with with the evangelist on the left or the priest on right -- evangelist on the right mps and left, and it didn't bother me during the opposition to the vietnam war was led by priests, encouraging people to break the law and the adage of the civil disobedience thing. our position, separation of church and state, pluralism, know little kids with a minority religion of some sort is going to feel offended or left out or uncomfortable. but yes, prayer in school. on a voluntary basis. it worked for many, many years until the supreme court ruled differently. i am glad we got this question because i think there has been too much said about religion in politics. we do not believe in the nomination we moving in. it was not our side that raised the question of whether our president was a good christian or not. [applause] that is our position. separation of church and state. respect for all. >> vice-president bush, four years
yet some are accusing us of injecting religion into politics. i have no problem with with the archbishop does and i have no problem with with the evangelist on the left or the priest on right -- evangelist on the right mps and left, and it didn't bother me during the opposition to the vietnam war was led by priests, encouraging people to break the law and the adage of the civil disobedience thing. our position, separation of church and state, pluralism, know little kids with a minority religion...